Re: [orca-list] netbeans accessibility

[Thomas Ward <thomasward1978 gmail com>]

Hi Petr,

Yes. You need to get the Java ATK Wrapper available from
ftp.gnome.org
and compile it. Some distributions have a package available, and some
don't. In either case the Java ATK Wrapper is a wrapper for ATK that
provides access to Swing based Java aplications.

On 1/29/12, Petr Bláha <hammet pb seznam cz> wrote:
> Hi Thomas,
> how can i, as a blind user, use jawa apps in linux?
> I have tried to use ps3 media server as a dlna server in my home
> network, but i can not configure it with orca at all, cause it sais
> "unaccessible" do i have to install or configure anything to be able to
> use jawa apps or are there any limitations which do not allow me to use
> some Java apps?
>
> On 29.1.2012 13:43, Thomas Ward wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I wouldn't say Eclipse is the only accessible IDE for blind Java
> > developers as I use to do a fair amount of my Java programming in good
> > old GNU Emacs, but I agree that Eclipse is preferable over Netbeans.
> > If you don't absolutely have to program in Netbeans then do yourself a
> > favor and don't. The people who teach programming courses and write
> > the course materials don't know anything about software accessibility,
> > and tend to teach using tools they like and use which often suck
> > lemons when it comes to screen reader access.
> >
> > On 1/29/12, hackingKK<hackingkk gmail com>  wrote:
> > > Do you absolutely need to use netbeans?
> > > I would suggest eclipse to be the best choice for programming IDE and
> > > only accessible choice for blind users.
> > > Happy hacking.
> > > Krishnakant.
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